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VMworld 2014 – See you there

By admin on June 16, 2014 in VMworld

Wow! Its that time again already! The VMworld 2014 content catalog has just been released. Its going to be a busy one for me this year for sure! I am extremely looking forward to VMworld 2014, this will be my first VMworld in my new role as vCloud Hybrid Service Technical Marketing! This year I get to talk about lots of cool cloud features, and what you can do with vCloud Hybrid Service! I cant wait. I do not have my schedule yet, but I have four sessions accepted. I hope you find these interesting, and come along. Session Number Session Title Abstract HBC2066 Architect the Hybrid Cloud for Exchange Email Services Enterprises globally are enthusiastically embracing hybrid cloud as both a way of reducing costs and improving the quality of service IT provides to its end customers. To achieve this, enterprises are looking to VMware vCloud Hybrid Service to […]

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Get first month free vCloud Hybrid Service

By admin on June 3, 2014 in vCloud Air

Just found out about this cool offer from VMware. Get first month free vCloud Hybrid Service If you are a new customer purchasing a VMware vCloud Hybrid Service subscription greater than one (1) month during the promotion period, you will receive the first month at no charge. In addition, you have the right to cancel your service within the first 30 days, with no penalty! Thats a pretty nice offer I think. Offer details Applies to vCloud Hybrid Service: Dedicated Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud, Disaster Recovery Your subscription service contract must be greater than one (1) month Offer applies to all subscription capacity included in your initial order Applies only to your new subscription services orders. Offer will not apply to your renewal orders. You may choose prepaid or monthly payment terms You will be responsible for metered, overage or usage-based component charges such as Microsoft licenses out of our […]

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vCloud Hybrid Service Ask Me Anything – Reddit

By admin on May 10, 2014 in vCloud Air

Interested in VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service? Have questions you want to ask? Well if you answered yes, then you need to sign up to the vCloud Hybrid Service – Reddit Ask Me Anything. It sound really cool. This is what the registration page says: Have a burning question about hybrid cloud? Curious about the vCloud Hybrid Service, but don’t know how to get started? Now’s your chance to ask and receive answers straight from some of the best and brightest hybrid cloud experts at VMware! On Monday, May 19 from 1-2pm PT, VMware will be on hand to answer any and all of your hybrid cloud questions live during hybrid cloud AMA on Reddit. Here’s who will be attending: Mathew Lodge, Vice President, Cloud Services at VMware Angelos Kottas, Director, Product Marketing, Hybrid Cloud Services at VMware Jason Lochhead, Chief Architect, vCloud Hybrid Service at VMware Looking for advice? Have a technical question? […]

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vCloud Hybrid Service launches two new offerings

By admin on May 6, 2014 in Cloud Computing, vCloud Air

Yesterday vCloud Hybrid Service launched two new offerings and released them into the public cloud. This is of personal interest to me as I was the Tech Marketing lead for these two new releases. For me, being part of the team that is launching these offerings, and the rapid speed of delivery and growth within VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service gives me great pleasure, and pride. Anyway, lets get on with the technical stuff. Standard Storage Tier First up is storage tiering. vCHS now offers two types of storage tier. SSD Accelerated and Standard. SSD-Accelerated is exactly that, an SSD-Accelerated tier, that uses SSD Caching to increase the performance. Standard storage is slightly different, it is just plain old spindle based storage without any SSD Acceleration, resulting in a lower performance. As The Register puts it “Plain old spinning rust”. For me, its an important part of cloud, offering multiple types of […]

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vExpert access to vCloud Air

By admin on May 5, 2014 in vCloud Air

Have you just been awarded vExpert 2014 status? Want to try vCloud Air for 30 days? If so, then you can now. Chris Colotti and Jeramiah Dooley have setup a process and plan to get vExpert’s free access on a rolling 30 days basis. Pretty cool or what? For more information on the process and to sign up for this free access, here is a list of required links. Please read the extensive program guide for full information. Program Information Post on Community Forums Program Guide Sign Up Form Participant Calendar I think this is a really great way to try some cloud resources for free. As a vExpert myself, I know I always appreciate new stuff I can experiment with, to see how it could potentially improve the infrastructure and designs I build. This is a great way to do this. As mentioned on Chris’s site, there is a few […]

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